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** Please Help The Arnold Family **


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The Arnold family, who are residents of Selkirk, lost their home and dear sweet pet in a house fire.  Click on the image to open a PDF of ways that we can show compassion to this family by helping support them in this difficult time and radiate God's love into their lives. Anyway that you can help will surely be appreciated!  There are dates and times that you can drop things off at the Selkirk Firehouse. 


On Sunday, February 23, please bring items or financial donations (gift cards or monies) with you to church and we will see that they get to the family. 


Please hold the Arnold family in your prayers as they walk through this difficult time. May God's love and strength uphold the Arnold family in these days to come - give them hope in this time of darkness by radiating God's light and love into their lives.

Sunday Worship begins at 10:30 a.m.  Masks are optional within the church building.  If desired, you may attend in the privacy of your car parked in our parking lot, tune your radio to 1590 AM.

If you would like to receive a box of weekly giving envelopes, please call the office at 518-767-2243.  Using these envelopes allows our treasurer to be able to credit your donations at the end of the year for tax purposes.


Online offerings may be made on-line via Tithe.ly and the Give button below. These donations will be deposited directly into the church bank account. You have the option to give to either the General or Renovation Fund. Both Tithe.ly and the church will record your donations.


Tithe.ly deducts a small fee per credit card transaction (2.65% plus $0.30). You have the option to cover these fees, if you wish. You may also choose to have Tithe.ly automatically donate for you weekly or monthly.


As always, thank you for your generosity.

Phase 2 of the Stained Glass Window Restoration Project has begun! The first two windows were removed in mid-February to be studio-restored and reconditioned. Insulated board and plywood window coverings were installed to keep the heat in and to protect the church from the elements (see photos). The current weather-dependent plan is for Chapman’s crew to return in early May to refurbish the wood framework, reinstall the reconditioned windows, and install new clear protective coverings.


It is with great hope that the generous donations that made the restoration of the sanctuary windows possible will continue so that FRCB will be able to restore three additional windows in the 2025 calendar year! Can we can meet that commitment by June 1ST??

The FRCB stained glass restoration is underway!


The bottle and can drive is starting 2025 off to a big start. I just received $202 from our cans and bottles. What a good start to reaching our next goal, which is $2000!    Thank you all for making this fundraiser so successful. Thank you! Arlene


Thank you to all who have participated in our various fundraisers.


Other fundraising ideas:

  • A wall plaque will be created listing donor names making contributions in memory of loved ones.
  • Do you have additional suggestions?? Maybe a rummage sale, outdoor concerts, more church dinners??

Please share your ideas with a consistory member!

After the morning service on Sunday January 19th FRCB conducted its Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting a 2024 yearend review was provided, Budget projections for 2025 was presented and accepted and fund raising ideas discussed.


One fund raising idea was to start an Annual Capital Improvement Fund Drive that will replace the now retired Annual Renovation Fund Drive. As you know, thanks to many over the years, FRCB successfully paid off the renovation loan late last year and we were able to start 2025 with a clean slate and fresh start. 


That said, the church property and building will always have things that will require maintenance and repairs, thus the need for capital. We have set a yearly goal of raising $20,000 to be used to fund building maintenance and repair items. The money raised each year will be used to supplement the use of trust fund money. Going forward, any money tithed towards renovation will now go towards the Annual Capital Improvement Fund Drive. 


Separately, we are still actively raising money for the stained glass window restoration project. Phase 2 of the project is set to begin in February and will require additional funding. The Stained Glass Window Restoration Project article contains an updated plan for Phase 2 of the window restoration project. If the window restoration project is near and dear to your heart or you would like to create a memorial for someone, please note with your donation that you would like this donation to specifically go towards this project. All accounting and record keeping of donations given towards the stained glass window restoration project will be kept separately.


Finally, there are a lot of good things happening at FRCB thanks to everyone’s support! We can only ask…give what you can, every bit helps towards reaching our 2025 goals! Let’s pray for another great and blessed year!